Twice in the last fortnight, South African Airways flight crew have been detained at Heathrow after arriving from Johannesburg with drugs. This time, 15 crew members including the pilot were arrested after being caught with 5kg of a substance believed to be cocaine worth £250,000 pounds.
Previously, on Jan 21, 15 members of another flight on the […]

Posted on February 18th, 2009 by Thomas
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If you think you’ve seen some real small and trashy motel rooms, then you need to see the tiny models built by Matt Ramos, a 41 year old Mexican national. Ramos builds these tiny models of buildings with landscaped yards, motels and resorts from material he picks up himself out of the trash.
He was laid […]

Posted on February 17th, 2009 by Thomas
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Holy Mahatma! Gandhi’s personal belongings, including his trademark leather sandals and steel-rimmed glasses, are being sold off in an auction.
Also included are his pocket watch and a bowl and plate. Mahatma Gandhi had apparently gifted these items individually to people he met. AFP report says that Antiquorum Auctioneers (www.antiquorum.com/) in New York estimates the March 5 sale […]

Posted on February 15th, 2009 by Thomas
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Data gathered by York University biologist Bridget Stutchbury and her team show that some songbirds make the trip from the Amazon basin to their northern U.S. breeding grounds in just two week. - GlobeandMail.com
They did so by making use of a new technique where they attaching tiny geolocator “backpacks” to the birds’ legs. The devices […]

Posted on February 14th, 2009 by Thomas
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Professor Annette Pritchard of the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK is accusing the travel industry of “sexualisation and objectification” of women in brochures, TV shows and glossy magazines.
She reserves her worst criticism for the airline industry, citing a banned Ryan Air advert that showed an image of a sexually provocative woman in a schoolgirl’s […]

Posted on February 13th, 2009 by Thomas
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Dangerous times for creatures of the sea in the waters off the Hawaiian Islands. A 15-foot long dead humpback whale calf was found washed ashore Monday on Kekaha Beach, Kauai, HI. The calf was visbly wounded, but hasn’t been determined as yet as to how (or who) attacked the baby whale.
Kokole Point, where the whale was found, […]

Posted on February 12th, 2009 by Thomas
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Tomb Raider Angelina Jolie apparently suffered a panic attack on her way to the airport on Feb 8 after the BAFTA awards in London, when she found her $1.6 million Asprey diamond earrings missing.

She calls the Dorchester Hotel, where she and Brad Pitt and their 6-pack brood of Brangelinas had been staying, and screams at them […]

Posted on February 11th, 2009 by Thomas
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Barbara Push, Associate Editor of Jewish Times, has an excellent article on in the do’s and don’t of kosher cruises and passover travel. It’s a good read even if you’re not Jewish, since it could come in pretty handy if you find yourself in the company of orthodox Jews on board a cruise.
She says that […]

Posted on February 10th, 2009 by Thomas
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Forced to stay at home without pay for two extra days every month due to California Gov. Arnold Whatshisname issuing a furlough fatwa? Granted it pulls the rug out from under your ‘delicately’ balanced budget. But if you want to make the best of a bad situation - You now have the chance to take two extended weekend […]

Posted on February 9th, 2009 by Thomas
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Sometimes San Diego can be a nutty place. Well, most of the time, actually. But, we’re not talking about rock n’roll, so let’s stick to the script. Which includes a heroic police dog who got stabbed, a homeless horse in love, and a Peace Pedaler (peddler?) who’s bicycling  around the world spreading hope and goodwill.
First up, […]

Posted on February 8th, 2009 by Thomas
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